Blair Business Mirror to Be Published Tomorrow
County Commissioners to Speak at Thursday’s Chamber “Breakfast Club”
Annual Meeting Sponsorship Deadline is Wednesday
“Power Cards” Ready for Pick-Up
LBC Adult Session Focuses on Economic Development
Young Professionals to Hold Networking Event at Zach’s Booths Available for 2016 Blair County Home & Garden Show
Safety Program to Identify Effective Recognition Techniques
Chamber Still Seeking Spring Interns
Door Prizes Needed for 2016 “Business After Hours”
Congratulations . . .Blair Business Mirror to Be Published TomorrowThe Blair County Chamber’s ability to offer quality programming, The January issue of the Blair Business Mirror will be published as a supplement to Tuesday’s Altoona Mirror. The cover feature focuses on the countywide Corporate Wellness Challenge which pits employees from businesses in three sections of the county against one another in an effort to lose weight and body fat. This issue also includes a Q&A feature on Michael Kranich, Sr. as well as an LBC Feature on Christie Jordan. If you don’t get the Altoona Mirror (and even if you do), a copy of the Blair Business Mirror is still mailed to each Chamber-member business.

County Commissioners to Speak at Thursday’s Chamber “Breakfast Club”The Blair County Commissioners will be the guest speakers at The Chamber’s next “Breakfast Club” this Thursday, January 14th beginning at 7:45 a.m. at The Casino at Lakemont Park. The format for the program will be strictly Q&A with Richard Fiore, Jr., chair of the Legislative Action Committee, posing questions submitted from Chamber members. The cost to attend the Breakfast Club is $18 for members and $30 for non-members. To register, call The Chamber at 943-8151 or register online. The corporate sponsor of the January Breakfast Club is Keller Engineers.

Annual Meeting Sponsorship Deadline is WednesdayBusinesses that would like to gain some promotional value while at the same time helping The Chamber to meet some of its budget goals have until this Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. to secure one of the remaining sponsorships for the 2016 Chamber’s Annual Meeting & Award Presentation, which will be held on January 29th at The Casino at Lakemont Park. Call Jessie Covert at 943-8151 or email her at jcovert@blairchamber.com. The cost to attend the Annual Meeting & Awards Presentation, which begins at 7:30 a.m. and ends by 9:30, is $23/person. Call The Chamber to register or register online.

“Power Cards” Ready for Pick-UpThe Blair County Chamber’s new “Power Card” is generating an incredible amount of enthusiasm within the Chamber Membership and outside it as well. The biggest challenge: Getting the Power Cards to Chamber members. “We’re trying to avoid the cost of mailing them,” acknowledged Jessie Covert, The Chamber’s Vice-President of Sales & Membership Development. “So we’re hoping that our members are willing to stop-in to the office to pick them up. Otherwise, we’ll hope to get some of our committee volunteers to deliver them. Mailing is our last option.” Any Chamber-Member business willing to pick up their Power Cards can do so on Monday thru Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

LBC Adult Session Focuses on Economic DevelopmentOne of the more informative and interactive sessions in the Leadership Blair County Adult program is the session on Economic Development. That session will take place on Friday, beginning at 8:00 a.m. at the Devorris Center for Business Development. Among the speakers will be Lee Slusser of the City of Altoona, Pat Miller of ABCD Corporation and a panel of economic influencers. For more information on Leadership Blair County, call Judy Juda at 943-8151 or visit the Chamber Website at www.blairchamber.com.

Young Professionals to Hold Networking Event at Zach’s The Young Professionals of Blair County will hold a Happy Hour on January 20th from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Zach’s Sports and Spirits in Altoona. The cost to attend is $5.00/person and includes light snacks and a cash bar. Register by calling The Chamber at 943-8151 or register online. Payment can be made to The Chamber in advance or at the door. No one will be billed.

Booths Available for 2016 Blair County Home & Garden ShowThe Blair County Chamber of Commerce and the Blair Bedford Builders Association are accepting vendor booth reservations for the 46th annual Blair County Home & Garden Show to be held March 4, 5 & 6, 2016 at the Jaffa Shrine in Altoona. Exhibitor booth space is now open for home and garden-related businesses interested in showcasing their products or services. The show is also accepting vendor applications for the Home Treasures room. Home Treasures offers a boutique-style setting that features home interior items, candles, spices, hand-crafted items, and much more. To reserve a booth or for more information, call Stacy Hoover at the Blair County Chamber of Commerce at 814-943-8151.

Safety Program to Identify Effective Recognition TechniquesThe Blair County Chamber’s Safety Committee will hold an educational program on January 22nd from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. at Hoss’s in Duncansville. The program is entitled, “Recognition: See It – Say It,” and focuses on effective recognition strategies directed to employees who provide exceptional safety in the workplace. The program’s speaker will be Tom Churbock of HSE Solutions, LLC. The cost to attend is $20 for Chamber members and $30 for non-members. A buffet breakfast is included. To register, call The Chamber at 943-8151 or register online.

Chamber Still Seeking Spring InternsThe Blair County Chamber is accepting resumes for Spring internships from any college student majoring in Business Administration, Journalism, Marketing or Communications. Internships can be done for credit or non-credit. Send resume to Linda Stotler at lstotler@blairchamber.com. Door Prizes Needed for 2016 “Business After Hours”One of the highlights of The Chamber’s monthly “Business After Hours” is the drawing of door prize winners. The Chamber is seeking door prizes to award during 2016. If your business is interested in sponsoring a door prize, contact Stacy Hoover at 943-8151 or email her at shoover@chamber.com.

Congratulations . . .. . . to Home Nursing Agency Home Health which has been named a Top Agency of the 2015 HomeCare Elite, a recognition of the top performing home health agencies in the United States. Winners are ranked by an analysis of publicly available performance measures in quality outcomes, best practice implementation, patient experience, quality improvement and consistency and financial performance.
. . . to Galliker Dairy, which was recently recognized as Dairy of the Year by American Dairy Queen Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of International Dairy Queen, Inc. It is the third consecutive year that the Johnstown-based company has received the award.

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